DISORDERS AND DISEASE) EXAM
What is the outer layer of skin called?
a) Dermis
b) Epidermis
c) Subcutaneous
d) Connective - - (CORRECT REPLY) --b. epidermis
Where is the Dermis located?
a) In the fatty tissue
b) Beneath the 2 layers of skin
c) Beneath the epidermis
d) In the outer most layer - - (CORRECT REPLY) --b. beneath the
epidermis
What layer is the fatty tissue beneath the 2 layers?
a) Dermis
b) Epidermis
c) Subcutaneous
d) Sebaceous - - (CORRECT REPLY) --c. subcutaneous
,The Epidermis is thicker than the Dermis.
a) True
b) False - - (CORRECT REPLY) --b. false
Which layer of skin is composed of keratinocytes?
a) Sebaceous
b) Subcutaneous
c) Connective
d) Epidermis - - (CORRECT REPLY) --d. epidermis
The Dermis is composed of:
a) Fatty tissue and keratinocytes
b) Sweat glands, nerves and blood vessels
c) Sebaceous and sweat glands, bone marrow, collagen
d) None of the above - - (CORRECT REPLY) --b. sweat glands,
nerves and blood vessels
7) How are skin lesions classified?
a) Macules, papules and wheals
b) Epidermal and Dermal
,c) Smooth, Rough and Scaly
d) Primary and Secondary - - (CORRECT REPLY) --d. primary and
secondary
:: Primary skin lesions are present at the onset of a disease. In contrast,
secondary skin lesions result from changes over time caused by disease
progression, manipulation (scratching, picking, rubbing), or treatment.
Which lesions appear unaltered on the skin?
a) Macules
b) Papules
c) Primary
d) Secondary - - (CORRECT REPLY) --c. primary
Which lesions are the result of changes in primary lesions?
a) Trietary
b) Vesicles
c) Secondary
d) Abscesses - - (CORRECT REPLY) --c. secondary
How are secondary lesions caused?
a) Sunlight and exposure to the elements
, b) Disease
c) Manipulation of primary skin lesions
d) Genetics - - (CORRECT REPLY) --c. manipulation of the primary
lesions
What are characterized as flat lesions of any size?
a) Pustules
b) Purpura
c) Macules
d) Nodules - - (CORRECT REPLY) --c. macules
:: A macule is a flat, distinct, discolored area of skin. It usually does not include
a change in skin texture or thickness
Which lesions are raised above the skin and are less than one centimeter?
a) Abscesses
b) Wheals
c) Papules
d) Nodules - - (CORRECT REPLY) --c. papules
:: a small, well-defined bump in the skin. smaller than a nodule; it can be as
tiny as a pinhead and is typically less than 1 cm in width.